RE-BRANDING DEATH //YOU UPGRADE  nov 15  2000

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"I stand by all the misstatements that I've made."  -Governor George W. Bush, Jr., 8/17/93

London
WED NOV 15              THE SOUTHWARK MYSTERIES
Shamanic raps, songs and poems by poet-playwright John Constable with Michelle Watson, Niall McDavitt and David Leahy.  The secret history of the Liberty, outside the law of the City of London. A vision of the Spirit in the flesh, the Sacred in the profane, Eternity in time.
"a unique event in the annals of libertarian art ... Blakean verse that resonates with modern life "   Freedom.
8pm   Poetry Café (downstairs), 22 Betterton St, London. WC2. (Covent Garden tube)  £5/4

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"I believe we are on an irreversible trend toward more freedom and democracy -- but that could change."  Governor George W. Bush, Jr., 5/22/98

London      *** ParaYOU RECOMMENDED***
SAT NOV 18      W H I R L * Y * G I G
THE classic for spiritual shamanic dancing since even b4 the birth of rave culture.
DJ MONKEY PILOT and the Dance Trance Sound System.  PLUS that hoary ol’ Parachute!
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"If we don't succeed, we run the risk of failure."  George W. Bush, Jr.

RE-BRANDING DEATH
"Death has had a very bad press since the beginning of History, which is not so surprising when you consider that almost all reports, descriptions and theories have come from the Tenants rather than the Landlord."
that's how I plan to start a book I feel inspired to write called "RE-BRANDING DEATH" 
the short statement in the last UP reporting my mother's death elicited many kind words from readers for which I am most grateful.   however most assumed it was a sad experience or worse, and truly it was not like that at all.
below is a communication which was different, more of the Landlord's View, indeed featuring an appearance by Him!  patti has described an event which correlates more closely to my own experience.  i have checked to see if she minds it being published, and she has replied that she would LOVE that as she lives in America's Bible Belt where nobody is interested.
personally, and for my proposed book, I would greatly appreciate any other Landlord reports.
- fraser.
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"I had a spiral fracture in my lower leg. I was allergic to general anesthetics, but didn't know it as I had never had surgery before. Since it was a leg surgery and not heart surgery or anything, they were only
monitoring and I wasn't on any life support equipment. The bottom line is that they killed me on the operating table with the anesthetic.
I have had out of body experiences before, and my consciousness always drops out of me backwards, like falling out of myself--this was very different. I rose up and passed through a jelly-like viscous barrier. Next I was in a transparent tube, looking very much like a soap bubble myself, and traveled down this tube at a high rate of speed (that is an understatement....there were sparks coming off me, and I was thinking: "Like a screaming line drive!!!!!!" )  I could see concentric rings of planetary masses.  I would say like flying, face first, through nested sets of nebulas.....and there was still this sense of being inside a solid tube.
I traveled on and on and finally WHAM!!! I am caught in the hand of a large man floating on a throne. He is actually wearing several crowns on his head, robes and the whole bit. Whoever he was, he is large enough that I fit in the palm of his hand. He speaks kindly to me, which I am thinking is a nice thing to do considering the disparity in our sizes and the abruptness of the stop.
He asks me what I am doing out so far. I say that I do not know, I am a stranger here myself. He asks who sent me here. I say, again I do not know, I only found myself here rather suddenly. He tells me that I must go back, and not to come out here on my own again. I say that I really hadn't planned it, it just sort of happened. He says, "You have much work to do, you go home now...." and I am sent screaming like a comet back the way I came, and I slam back into my body just as they are using defibrillators on me. I gasp for air, and try to keep my heart beating.
It turns out that I had no life signs for over 9 minutes on the clock. I have no idea of what happened, this isn't your usual greeting by family and walking toward the light. Someone suggested that perhaps I'd been on my way to hell. I showed them my middle finger and suggested they sit on it and spin.
I had a young daughter so, yes, I wanted to come back. But I had no idea it was a little death until after my struggle to breathe and have a pulse.  In terms of 'getting what you expect' my expectations were somewhat different from the norm. my entire life has been a plethora of weirdness, so why should my death be any different?)".
I only know it wasn't frightening, and it was actually exciting....and I don't believe I was on my way to hell. I just enjoyed the scenery and the SPEED of travel. I have studied all religions, Eastern and Western, and I have no specific form of deity. I see God as a hydrogen atom. He was so very large...but it didn't seem strange--well, maybe a little, but nothing I couldn't handle.
I've been trying to get this message out for 10 years. I live in the Baptist Bible Belt, and they don't want to know. I would welcome an unbiased ear. Feel free to publish my name. I want people to know that consciousness lives on.
Fraser, it was GLORIOUS!"
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<patking@midwest.net>

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"The future will be better tomorrow."  Governor George W. Bush, Jr.

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a renewable energy company has finally been granted the licence to supply domestic consumers with wind generated electricity.  its a simple process to change over to them as a supplier, whether you pay quarterly, by direct debit, repayment, economy 7, whatever.  the average cost is about £36 p.a. more than other suppliers (based on annual consumption of 3,300 units). this company solely owns wind farms in the south west of england and sells its leccy to the grid.  since it is then bought directly it could reasonably be said that wind power is used in our homes (& boats).
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"It isn't pollution that's harming the environment. It's the impurities in our air and water that are doing it."  -Governor George W. Bush, Jr.

London
FRI NOV 17    FEMI-9 PRODUCT
with resident gurly beats of a garage, drum & bass and hip-hop nature from  VLAD 'n' DUSHKA (flava fm) HALO (world of trouser) KRYPTONITE (flame kru) + live video mixing by the MAD KNITTER (EG visuals)
call it womanpower, pussypranks : what ever u want, they'll rip it up eat it spit it straight back at you and carry on laughing  (it sez here)
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"At least the myth has been destroyed that if people start out on a soft drug, they end up on heroin. That they end up on the Tory front bench is not an enviable fate, but it is not quite as bad as lying in a gutter with a needle sticking out of you."
- Paul Flynn MP

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“HEY, I've gotten a lot of cool hits from the UPGRADE.  But you should streamline it, format the columns, it's hard to read.  Headache inducing. But the info is tight.
Thanks for sending the stuff.”
michael welch

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"A low voter turnout is an indication of fewer people going to the polls."

Australia
FRI  JAN 19-21          SUMMER DREAMING 2001
The third annual 3 day outdoor festival in NSW Australia at the luscious Glenworth Valley, an hour north of the centre of Sydney
LIVE - INFECTED MUSHROOM (Israel), AOA (Japan), SPACE TRIBE (Byron Bay), AB DIDGERIDOO (Byron Bay), GREY AREA (Sydney),
DJS  TSUYOSHI SUZUKI (Japan), MARK ALLEN (UK), JAMES MONRO (UK), OLLI WISDOM (Byron Bay), RICHARD AHLBERG (Sweden), DJ EYE (Japan), Bjoern (Germany), JON LITTLE (UK), DJ Jamin (Sydney), NIC TAYLOR (Byron Bay), ORGANICA (Melbourne), RAY CASTLE (Sydney), LUNA ORBIT (Byron Bay), LUKE PSYWALKER (Byron Bay), KRUSTY (Melbourne), GILL PARADOX (Sydney), MICHAEL MD (Sydney), ABEL (Sydney), FRANNY (Brisbane), CHESHIRE (Sydney), KUNDALINI (Melbourne), ANDREW HUMPHERIES (Brisbane), NIKYAR (Sydney), GLOBAL CHILLAGE (Sydney), more to be announced.
Tickets on sale first week in December.
http://www.summerdreaming.com.au/

/////////////////////// YOU 201
"We have a firm commitment to NATO, we are a part of NATO. We have a firm commitment to Europe. We are a part of Europe."  Governor George W. Bush, Jr.

//YOUR PLANET NEEDS YOU URGENT//        (YOU 180 feedback)
“fuck off green scum. Long live progress. Long live humanity's capabilities to control the outside world. Go back to the caves and the fields you fucking idiots.”
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davrah@dialstart.net>

“Davrah, you obviously lack the slightest modicum of intelligence and awareness of your self, the planet, and other human beings for that matter.
Humanity's capabilities to control the outside world'...mmmmm, let me see, control??  What you mean is we in western society manage to lead fulfilled lives due to our earning vast amounts of wealth under a capitalist regime, perpetuating our unnecessary need for all things material;  meanwhile, in the process, the economic balance is not addressed in the third world who just sink further and further into debt, we consume more and more of the world’s natural resources and fossil fuels (without trying to replace them I might add) all to fuel our aforementioned unnecessary ' who's better than who' , egotistical materialism which is only in place because it helps people like yourself to forget that deep down you feel an empty void, like something is missing in your life.
ultimately, yes, we may have control in getting what we want, but can't you see what is happening on a global scale?  Are you aware of how many species of wildlife and animals are now extinct?  The hole in the Ozone layer gets bigger every year...vast areas of tropical rainforest (source of a great % of the worlds oxygen) have been destroyed by MAN, the icecaps are melting at an alarming rate AND YET YOU CALL THIS ‘PROGRESS’.
obviously you are of the opinion that none of this matters because you'll be long gone by the time any of the REAL damage kicks in. yeah, fuck it, we could all get run over by a bus tomorrow. what does it matter...nice legacy you leave behind my friend.”

- The Green Machine.
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“Thanx 4 rubbing our noses in all the shit that's happening.  Although it helps to keep the ear to the ground with a weather eye, do you need to ram it down our throats?  I was reminded of some graffiti I read in the ‘60's, in a the toilets at Waverley Station, Edinburgh.  "Life is like a shit sandwich. The more bread you've got, the less shit you have to eat."   May your pixels forever sparkle”
- Jules Cadie
<hey, i wonder if jules might have a point.  does the UP strike people as all negative - which certainly is NOT my intention, not at all.  it should be an inspiring balance of the problems and the solutions and breakthroughs.  i really will keep an eye on that, i suppose people tend to send in their bad news.  From now on  I’ll make sure there's plenty of cake too!  thankyou.>

/////////////////////// YOU 202
"The Holocaust was an obscene period in our nation's history. I mean in this century's history. But we all lived in this century. I didn't live in this century."  Governor George W. Bush, Jr., 9/15/95

London
SAT NOV 18      PAROLE II - a benefit for the Free Satpal Ram Campaign
big shout to everybody who's supported the case of Satpal Ram these last few years.  if u r not aware of Satpal's case -  on 16th November 1986, Satpal Ram suffered a vicious unprovoked racist attack by a gang of 6 racists. as a result of Satpal defending himself he was charged, sentenced, and sent down for murder. despite being set a tariff of 10 years, Satpal has served 14 years already.  after years of campaigning, the Parole Board is finally hearing Satpal's case.  it is only through the support of various artists and clubbers across the country that things have got this far - and now more support is needed!
DOWNSTAIRS LIVE -  very special guests, B21, APACHE INDIAN, the original ragga boy, and SALAAM & FUNK playing their unique funked up Bollywood sound.
DOWNSTAIRS ON DECKS - a unique line-up of the original pioneers of the global/drum'n'bass sound: NELSON DILATION, JOI, MO-MAGIC, legendary DJ RITU and  ASIAN DUB FOUNDATION'S Tour DJ - DJ SUKI .
UPSTAIRS -  the original breakbeat pioneers pushing out the boundaries. The Nu school breakbeat artists from Big Beat Boutique and London's original breakbeat night Chew the Fat bring out their big guns -  TIPPER, BOCHIT & Scarper Records, FREQ NASTY, DANNY MCMILLAN & GILLY X.
CHILL-OUT ROOM - Bobby Friction, Imran Khan + a film café for all those who want to chill out in style.
The Scala, Kings Cross.  9pm till 5am.  £5 b4 10pm, £7 b4 11pm, then £10.  All proceeds to the Campaign).   PO BOX 30091, LONDON SE1 1WP  (07930 869895/0836 255823)

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WORLD'S YOUNGEST POLITICAL PRISONER APPEAL
Attention celebrities in sciences, politics, arts, sport & religion:-
Within days of the Dalai Lama recognizing him as the 11th Panchen Lama (1995), 6-year-old GENDHUN CHOEKYI NYIMA was kidnapped by the Chinese authorities.  In a move without historical precedent, China has designated another child: (a chinese communist party member's son).  For the past 5 years, it is believed that Gendhun has undergone a terrible "re-education" under custody. 
Eleven years old this April, he was the world's youngest political prisoner, denied the rights of the child and freedom of religion.  About 300 NGOs, Tibet Support Groups, and celebrities have already signed this Appeal including 3 Nobel laureates, politicians, journalists, writers, artists and religious leaders.
To support this Appeal, simply e-mail this message with "YES" in the subject box and stating your name, title and distinctions, to:-  france.tibet@tibet.fr
http://www.tibet.fr/campagne_panchen.htm#APPEL
France-Tibet Association:

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."I have made good judgments in the past. I have made good judgments in the future."  -Governor George W. Bush, Jr.

/////////////////////// YOU 205
"Mars is essentially in the same orbit... Mars is somewhat the same distance  from the Sun, which is very important. We have seen pictures where there are canals, we believe, and water. If there is water, that means there is oxygen. If oxygen, that means we can breathe."  - Governor George W. Bush, Jr., 8/11/94

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